Welcome Sross...Glad to see the weather start to warm up a little. Check out that thread that Yardburner mentioned. As far as today...I was hoping to get outside and fire up the grill, but the rain has changed my mind....maybe later or tomorrow.

Welcome to the Barbecue Bible Sross. We grill year round down here even in the Texas "snow" (rain). Well, I even grilled year round in Germany where it really snowed. Hang around a while, as it warms up across the country and Steven begins his second season on PBS next month, hopefully this will be warming up on the bulletin board as well.

Did I mention never to add matchlight charcoal to a chimney starter- I believe that I have, but it bears repeating

I used natural lump a few nights ago, and my chimney starter was glowing (and not just through the holes) the middle section became red hot. Is this normal, or am I in need of a replacement soon? I have the standard black painted iron one. I don't use natural as much so I have never noticed this before.

Welcome Sross...Glad to see the weather start to warm up a little. Check out that thread that Yardburner mentioned. As far as today...I was hoping to get outside and fire up the grill, but the rain has changed my mind....maybe later or tomorrow.

Pete

Those big patio table umbrellas fit nicely between the frame where the lid holder ring and the top of the frame meet down to the wheel frame/accessory tray. Of course this is on a Weber One Touch Platinum. If you don't have any of the parts mentioned on your grill, it probably won't work.

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Chris, I haven't used lump coal, but I did notice while watching one of Steven's shows, when he lit lump coal in wire baskets, that the wires on the baskets were glowing red hot. Side note: he was lighting them over a gas assisted starter built into the grill. So I'm not sure if it was the coals or the gas that heated the metal. But since the gas should have been turned off as soon as the coals lit, I believe the lump coal was the source.

Welcome Sross...Glad to see the weather start to warm up a little. Check out that thread that Yardburner mentioned. As far as today...I was hoping to get outside and fire up the grill, but the rain has changed my mind....maybe later or tomorrow.

Pete

Those big patio table umbrellas fit nicely between the frame where the lid holder ring and the top of the frame meet down to the wheel frame/accessory tray. Of course this is on a Weber One Touch Platinum. If you don't have any of the parts mentioned on your grill, it probably won't work.

I have often wished for an umberlla over my grill but thought it would get ridiculously sooty. Not to mention a fire hazzard. I take it you have used it with out problems?

I built a metal cover over my grilling area. It cost me $600, but it was well worse it. It rains here in Georgia all year around (more so during the warm weather months). It was the best 600 dollars I’ve ever spent. I love to grill all year around, and this cover is essential around here.